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Adelaide 'Black Lives Matter' protest, Tarntanyangga [B 78497] • Photograph

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Protesters gathered at Tarntanyangga (Victoria Square) for the Black Lives Matter rally and protest, held on 6 June 2020, and estimated to be attended by over 6000 people. Protestors are holding signs with messages including, 'Silence is Violence', 'If you ain't about Indigenous Lives Matter you ain't about Black Lives Matter', and 'No Justice No Peace F**k Racist Police'. The protest titled, 'Solidarity with Minneapolis', was in response to the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The South Australian Police Commissioner gave protestors an exemption from COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, and masks were not handed out in response to advice from SA Health. The protest was also to demonstrate against issues with police violence, racism, and Aboriginal deaths in custody in. Speakers included Natasha Wanganeen, Jack Buckskin, Gabriel Akon (DyspOra), Aunty Yvonne Agius, and Aunty Joan Lemont. Organisers included Adelaide Campaign Against Racism and Fascism.

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1 photograph : colour, digital ; 7.2 MB

Dates / Publication details

6 June 2020

Photographer

Yablon, Jason

Collection

Part of Black Lives Matter Collection

Subject

Black Lives Matter movement.
Crowds -- South Australia -- Adelaide.
Demonstrations -- South Australia -- Adelaide.
Protest movements -- South Australia -- Adelaide.
Victoria Square (Adelaide, S.A.)

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Date

02/06/2021

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2,818 x 4,227 pixels (11.9 MP)

Size

7.58 MB

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